2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题(7)

-1-2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题（7）及答案【北京市2013高考模拟】DWhyLaughterMattersAlthoughmostpeoplebelievethatlaughterisoneofthenature’sgreattreatmentsforawholerangeofmentalandphysicaldiseases,itisstillaseriousscientificsubjectthatresearchersaretryingtofigureout.“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing,”saysBaltimoreneuroscientist,RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterfordecades.“Alllaughtergroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha’basicallythesameway.WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter.Thereisapatterngenerator(发生器)inourbrainthatproducesthissound.”Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunicating.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesthemhowtolaugh.Theyjustdo.Peoplemaylaughataprank(恶作剧)onAprilFools’day.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesrathertoajoke.Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearingandpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeing,showingthatlaughterisn’tdependentonsinglesensebutonsocialinteractions.Andlaughterisnotjustapeoplething.Chimpstickle(挠痒)eachotherandevenlaughwhenanotherchimppretendstoticklethem.JaakPanksepp,aBowlingGreenUniversityPsychologyprofessor,studiesratsthatlaughwhenheticklesthem.Itturnsoutratslovetobetickled—theyreturnagainandagaintothehandsofresearchersticklingthem.Bystudyingrats,scientistscanfigureoutwhat’sgoingoninthebrainduringlaughter.NorthwesternUniversitybiomedicalengineeringprofessor,JeffreyBurgdorfhasfoundthatlaughterinratsproducesachemicalthatactsasanantidepressant(抗抑郁药).Hethinksthesamethingprobablyhappensinhumans,too.Thiswouldgivedoctorsanewchemicaltargettodevelopdrugsthatcanfightdepression.-2-Evenso,laughteritselfhasnotbeenprovedtobethebestmedicine,expertssaid.MargaretStuber,aprofessoratUniversityofCalifornia,studiedwhetherlaugherhelpedpatients.Shefoundthatdistraction(分心)andmoodimprovementhelped,butshecouldnotfindabenefitoflaughteralone.“Nostudyhasshownthatlaughterproducesadirecthealthbenefit,”Provinesaid,largelybecauseit’shardtoseparatelaughterfromjustfeelinggood.Buthethinksitdoesn’treallymatter:“Isn’tthefactthatlaughterfeelsgoodwhenyoudoitenough?”67.ThemostimportantfindingofRobertProvine’sresearchisthat______.A.laughtermakesapersonfeelgoodB.laughterdependsondifferentsensesC.laughterisaqualitypeoplearebornwithD.laughterisasocialresponsesharedbyallcreatures68.Accordingtothepassage,scientistsstudiedratsinordertofind______.A.iftheywilllaughB.iftheylikelaughingC.whatlaughterinratsproducesD.howratsreactwhilebeingtickled69.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Patientswillrecoveriftheylaughenough.B.Laughterisameansofcommunicationaswellaslanguage.C.Anewmedicinehasbeendevelopedbasedonthelaughterresearch.D.Scientistscanknowwhatishappeninginahumanbrainwhenhelaughs.70.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A.B.CPP1P2P3CSpSpCPP1P2P3C-3-C.D.CP:CentralpointP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:Conclusion【参考答案】D篇DABD第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A(2012·合肥质检一)Nowadaysagrowingnumberofgrassrootsentertainersaresteppingintothepubliceye.Althoughasuddensuccessprovidesquickfame,expertssaynotalltherisingstarswillhaveapromisingfuture.ThegrassrootsbandXuRiYangGang,meaningtherisingsuninChinese,suddenlybecamepopularafteruploadingavideoofthemsinging“IntheSpring”．Actually,theyhaveneverstoppedstrugglingtorealizetheirdreams.AfterthattheywerefrequentlyinvitedtobigmediaeventsinChina,liketheCCTVSpringFestivalGala.However,justasmanythoughttheywereabouttogofurther,theoriginalsingerofthesong“IntheSpring”steppedintopreventthebandfromperforminghissongs.DifferentfromXuRiYangGang,China'srisingstarLiuWeiisconsideredtohavemoreprofessionalskills,enablinghimtoenjoyalong­lasting.Thearmlesspianistwhoplaysthemusicofthesong“Hope”withhistoeshaswonthechampionoftheP1CPSp2P2Sp1CCPP1P2CSp1Sp2-4-televisiontalentshowChina'sGotTalent.Now,heissignedwithFremantleMediaandSonyMusic,andiskeptbusyeveryday.Hebelievesitishisdeterminationthatmakeshima_hit.AnotherfairystoryisthecaseoftherisingstarSusanBoyle.ShecametointernationalpublicattentionafterappearingasacandidateonBritain'sGotTalentin2009,singing“IDreamedaDream”fromLesMiserables.Herfirstalbumbecamethebiggestsellingalbumintheworldin2009,selling9millioncopies.AsforChinesegrassrootsstars,expertssaybesidesbigdreams,theyneedmoreoriginalcompositionstoachievebigresults.文章大意：最近，很多草根明星闯入了大众的视野。然而，作者认为他们还有很长的路要走。56．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.RisinggrassrootsstarsB.ComparisonofgrassrootsstarsC.WaysofgrassrootsgettingfamousD．Differencesbetweengrassrootsstars'lives57．FromthetextweknowthatXuRiYangGanggotpopularthrough________.A.CCTVB.newspapersC.contestsD．theinternet58．Theunderlinedwords“ahit”inParagraph5mostprobablymeans________.A.astrikeB.asuccessC.anachievementD.aninfluence59．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.grassrootsstarscan'thaveapromisingfutureatallB.mostofgrassrootsstarshavegotprofessionalskillsC.grassrootsstarsneedtofocusmoreontheiroriginalworksD.talentshowistheonlywayforgrassrootsstarstobecomepopular56答案：A主旨大意题。由文章大意可知，本文讲述的是对草根明星的成功的认识，所以A项正确。57答案：D细节理解题。由第二段第一句话“...afteruploadingavideoofthemsinging‘IntheS